Transcript March 2015 Welcome • Introductions • Overview of Agenda – Updates – Discussion of assessment decisions (and update chart) – Big events.

March 2015
Welcome
• Introductions
• Overview of Agenda
– Updates
– Discussion of assessment decisions (and
update chart)
– Big events
SED News
Guidance/School Counselors
• Old plans/new plans
• Requirements/certification will be changing
Capitol News
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Ending the Public School Monopoly
Charter School Limit
Evaluation changes
Failing schools
2015-16 CI&A Included Days
• Network Team days will be gone
• Planned for 1.5- 3.5 included days BUT
are able to increase to 2-4 days
(dependent on district size).
• Will meet with districts to plan (or call to
plan now!)
• Survey will be sent later this month to
gather data for regional opportunities
Cancellations
• On-site agreements for specific days- if
cancel within 30 days of scheduled days
50% fee is charged. This includes
included-day allotment.
• Coaching days- if cancelled within two
weeks of scheduled time for reasons other
than weather or other school closing or
delay, we will try to reschedule but can not
guarantee time will be rescheduled.
REVIEW OF REIMBURSEMENTS:
Substitutes: Please do not wait
until end of June!
• Substitute Reimbursement Shared activities coordinated
through BOCES and related to goals in a district's annual
School Improvement Plan are eligible for aid on
expenditures for teacher substitutes.
– Events must be BOCES events or coordinated by BOCES.
– Districts pays the substitute at the District rate.
– District submits forms with all required information and
Superintendent's signature.
– BOCES will pay the district the total amount, up to our maximum rate.
– BOCES will bill the district for payment through our normal budget
adjustment process, ensuring aid for these expenses.
• Please do not wait until end of June!
ITD
On 3/19, ITD TALKS welcomes a panel of flipped classroom
practitioners to discuss the process by which they have
transformed their instruction and the impact it has had on
student learning. See the link below to view some videos each of
the panelists has created in anticipation of the event. It is not too
late to register.
Link to panelist videos:
http://www.cnyric.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=1356
Link to register:
https://www.mylearningplan.com/webreg/activityprofile.asp?I=
1649500
Teacher Centers
• Michael Grinder
– April 29th leader emphasis
– April 30th teacher emphasis
• Turning High-Poverty Schools into
High-Performing Schools
– Kathleen Budge
– Takes it to practical level
– May 19th
Higher Education
SUNY Cortland inviting us to March 20th tour
of Tech Valley High School
CNY NYS ASCD
2014-2015 Schedule:
• March 18, 2015 Visible Learning
• May 13, 2015 Annual Meeting
Administration Presentations
March 2015
Regional Summer School
Our primary mission is to provide credit recovery
opportunities in order to give students a second
chance to demonstrate learning. All course work is
aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards.
Additionally:
• We provide some opportunities for the earning of
initial credit.
• Students can take a Regents exam(s) in August
without taking for a course.
2015 Sites
• Cicero-North Syracuse High School
• Cortland High School
• Fayetteville-Manlius Wellwood Middle
School
• West Genesee High School
Schedules and Courses
• Three blocks offered at all sites
(consistency among sites)
• Expanded course offerings (based on
district requests yet customized to
districts)
Support for SWDs in 2015
•Support block available - districts determine whether a
student will attend the extra block or not (not meant to be
a punishment)
•Some push-in by special educators and
paraprofessionals
•Consultation with teachers
•Testing Center
Support for SWDs
Special education teachers will:
– Participate in organizational meetings
– Participate in strategic scheduling of students
– Have days prior to the start of summer school
to review IEPs/504 plans
– Create information sheets for teachers
– Provide blended support – push-in and extra
support block
Support for ELLs
•Transitioning to be aligned with part 154 changes
•One teacher and paraprofessionals all the time
•Additional support as needed
•Provide summary sheets to classroom teachers
outlining level of ESL services
•Coordinate translators, interpreters, etc. as needed
•Consultant model
•Maintain test center
Final Grade and Credit Flexibility
•Two spreadsheets will be sent to the Principal:
1. One spreadsheet will have the past grading formula:
40% MP1 + 40% MP2 + 20% final exam = Final Average
1. The second spreadsheet will have data only (MP1, MP2,
Final Exam and Regents Exam); districts have the
opportunity to customize grading formula based on their
home district’s grading policy.
•Principal must approve grades and credits earned
before report cards are mailed home.
Changes for 2015
Registration and reporting:
• SIS phase-out
• Schooltool not yet ready for summer
school use
• We will be using a system called “Summer
School SIS” which is used by eight
BOCES
Registration Process/Reports
● Each district will have training on how to use
this system at our guidance counselor
meetings.
● Districts will receive login information and
tutorials on how to register students, view
attendance, view grades, and view report cards.
● There will be a password protected part of our
site that will also have pertinent information.
Trainings
• Trainings will be offered for guidance
counselors and administrators on:
– How to register
– Important dates
– Programming for SWDs
These 2-hour trainings will be coordinated
through the office of Educational Programs
between 4/27 and 5/15.
Registration Deadlines
• Open registration closes at 4:00 pm on 6/29
• Late Registration ends on 7/10
• Regents only registration ends 8/5
– Note: Earth Science exam only ends 7/31
– Earth Science lab practical will be 8/5 and 8/6
Professional Development
• “Teaching in the Block” will be offered in 4
sessions from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• The dates are: 5/18, 6/1, 6/8, and 6/15.
• Resource being referenced is “Meeting the
Needs of Diverse Learners” by Paula
Rutherford from Just Ask Publications
Summer School Calendar
July
August
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2
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8
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
Sharing Schedule
• March: Lyncourt (PLC and RTI)
• April: Cazenovia
• June: __________
Social Studies-Getting Ready
• Opening the Toolkit w/ Patricia Polan (April
16, 4-6 pm)
• UbD and Social Studies w/ Jay McTighe
May 14 & 15
Summer Curriculum Work:
– Grounded in UbD/backwards-design with
emphasis on standards-based planning
– June 29-July 2 OR July 7-10
– Registration for Summer Curriculum work for
grades 5-8 is open. This is NOT through
MLP- this alternative registration enables
district representatives to register an entire
team. For further information click here.
REVIEW OF REIMBURSEMENTS:
Summer Curriculum Work
• Teacher Stipends Professional staff at BOCES activities can be
paid as BOCES employees. This typically applies to summer
sessions or others outside the school calendar.
• All professional staff attending sessions must complete an abridged
BOCES application form, and complete Federal and State W-4
forms.
• Each participant will be appointed by the BOCES Board of
Education. The participant will also need to complete a time sheet
in order to be paid. The BOCES hourly staff and curriculum
development rate will be paid, and deductions for federal and state
tax, FICA, and, where appropriate, retirement will be taken.
• The district will be charged the cost of the stipend, FICA
contribution, retirement contribution, unemployment compensation,
worker's compensation and a 10% administrative fee.
Literacy Programs: Interventions
• In process of contracting with LETRS for
the foundational course
• Wilson Language Systems- costly to
pursue at this time
Science
+
85-90%
=
10-15% NYSSLS
Assessment
• What are we doing about double-testing in
math?
• What are you doing for ELA 11?
• What are we doing for Geometry?
Standards-Based Reporting
Regional support and leadership
• Guskey and Jun on November 3rd at SRC
• Ken O’Connor? Myron Dueck?
• What else would help?
Fullan’s Three Keys
• Leading Learning
• Being a District and System Player
• Becoming a Change Agent
• Discuss Chapters
3, 4 & 5
Project Based Learning
• PBL 400’s for Administrators
– PBL 401: Bringing PBL to Scale is March 31
– PBL 402: Creating a Supportive PBL School Culture is April 2
– PBL 403: Teacher Evaluation in a PBL Classroom is April 17
• PBL 101:
– Secondary Education Teachers only- sessions start April 23
– Registration is also open for sessions beginning May 6 or May
19.
– Summer Institutes: Four-day PBL 101 July 14-17 OR August
17-20
• Coaching: schedule and capacity for next year is underway!
PBLNY – The Event
PBLNY 2015 is scheduled for August 3-4-5
– Expanded format
– No PBL 101 embedded
– Registration open?
– Tiered registration:
• OCM $450
• Non-Components $550
• Out-of-state $650
Planning for Deeper Learning & PBL
• Following April BCIC Meeting
• Some tools to help you develop a long-term
plan for PBL/Deeper learning
School Counselors
Professional Development
• November 3rd
• Likely at OCC
• Keynote: Liz Murray
• Workshops
– Regs, plans, admissions, data, panels,
opportunities, future, etc.
School Teacher Leadership
6th Annual Conference
• May 16th
• Drumlins
• Keynote: Tim Kremer
• Workshops
– Examples, culture & relationships, career
ladder, etc.
RTI
Discussion:
• What’s going on? Progress?
• Questions?
• Go around the room
PLC
• Next is Tim Brown on April 22 (this is
the rescheduled session from
January).
PLC at Work Institute
• Registration is open for discounted price of
$477
• OnCenter
• August 12-14, 2015
April 16, 2015
Rodax 8 Large Conference Room
PBL Planning Session to Follow